Magnifying attachment for tweezers

ABSTRACT

Tweezers having a head from which the tweezers&#39;&#39; arms extend. The head defines an opening and provides a support for a magnifying lens covering said opening, and which enables the user to view the object or part, to be gripped by the jaws of the tweezers&#39;&#39; arms, magnified or enlarged.

Ufiiei 513%5 were [1 1 1 MAGNIFYING ATTACHMENT FOR TWEEZERS [76]inventor: Wilfred A. Williams, 708 9th St,

Modesto, Calif. 95354 [22] Filed: 061. 19, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 190,620

{52] US. Cl 350/244, 128/354, 81/43 {51] Int. C1. B2511 9/02, A611)17/50 [58] Field of Search 81/43; 128/354, 355;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,234,707 3/1941 Ort 350/255X 1 1 July in, 1973 467,630 1/1892 Roland...................4.........350/244 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATKONS 85,614 5/1955 Norway 128/354523,301 4/1955 Italy 128/354 Primary Examiner-Othell M. SimpsonAttorney-john N. Randolph [57 1 ABSTRACT Tweezers having a head fromwhich the tweezers arms extend. The head defines an opening and providesa support for a magnifying lens covering said opening, and which enablesthe user to view the object or park, to be gripped by the jaws of thetweezers arms, magnified or enlarged.

4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures Pmmmm ssh/44,883

INVENTOR WILFRED A. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY MAGNIFYING ATTACHMENT FDR TWEEZERSSUMMARY it is a primary object of the present invention to provide amagnifying attachment affording the user an enlarged or magnified view,longitudinally through the tweezers, between the arms thereof of theobject or part to be engaged by the tweezers.

A further object of the invention is to provide tweezers havingmagnifying means which may be made in various sizes for use in variousfields of endeavor, as in the medical profession, by barbers andbeauticians, in the arts and crafts, by mechanics, watchmakers and forgeneral home use.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafterbecome more fully apparent from the following description of thedrawing, illustrating presently preferred embodiments thereof, andwherein:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a side elevational view ofone embodiment of the tweezers;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view, taken at a right angle to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of thetweezers;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the tweezers, and

FIG. 5 is an exploded view, partly in side elevation and partly invertical section, of the tweezers of FIG. 4.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring more specifically tothe drawing and first with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the tweezersas disclosed therein and designated generally 7 comprise a head 8 and apair of corresponding resilient arms 9. The head 8 is shown as beingannular or ring-shaped but could be square or of other shapes so long asit provided an opening, such as the opening 10, of the head 8. As bestseen in FIG. 3, the ring member defining the head is of angular crosssection including an outer flange 11 and an inwardly extending bottomflange 12.

The arms 9 are secured permanently in any conventional manner todiametrically opposed portions of the underside of the bottom flange 12.Said arms extend from the head 8 in substantially parallel relation toone another and terminate at their opposite free ends in correspondingopposed gripping jaws 13, which are normally spaced apart from oneanother a slight distance as compared to the spacing between theopposite ends of the legs 9, which are secured to the head 8. Thisreduced spacing of the jaws 13 is accomplished by the arms 9 beingcurved inwardly with respect to one another, adjacent the jaws 13.

The ring-shaped head 8 provides a holder or support for a magnifyinglens 14 which is disposed within the outer flange 11 and rests on thebottom flange 12 thereof. The magnifying lens 14 can be secured in thehead 8, in any conventional manner, not shown.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the tweezers arms 9 will begripped by the user between his or her thumb and index or index andmiddle fingers for supporting and manipulating the tweezers. The usercan view the object or part to be gripped between the jaws 13 throughthe magnifying lens 14 so that said object or part will appear enlargedor magnified to the user. The jaws I3 can be displaced toward oneanother by a squeezing or gripping pressure applied by the user to thearms.

FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a second embodiment of the invention comprisingtweezers 15 including a head 26 and arms 17. The head 16 is ring-shapedand includes an annular member it? having an outer flange 119 ofconsiderable length and an inturned bottom flange 2d, substantiallycorresponding to the flange I2. The arms 17 correspond to the arms 9 andare secured in the same manner to the flange 20. A magnifying lens 21 isdisposed in the member 18 and rests on its bottom flange 20.

As seen in FIG. 5, the outer flange or sleeve 19 is internally threaded,as seen at 25, to threadedly receive an externally threaded tubularmember 22 having an enlarged knurled annular rim 23 at its upper end inwhich is mounted a second magnifying lens 24. The member 22 constitutesa part of the head I6 and is adjustable in the sleeve 19 for varying thespacing be tween the lenses 21 and 24 for focusing the magnifier, formedof said lenses. The tweezers 15 are utilized in the same manner asheretofore described in connection with the tweezers 7. If desired, thelens 21 could be omitted and the lens 24, employed alone, could beadjusted toward and away from the gripping jaws of the arms E7 to affordthe best focus, for enlargement of the object for the viewer.

The threads of the members 19 and 22 could be omitted to provide asliding or telescopic fit for adjusting the spacing between the focusingof the lenses 21 and 24, and various other modifications and changes arecontemplated and may be resorted to without departing from the functionor scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

ll. Tweezers comprising a ring-shaped head, a pair of resilient armssecured directly to substantially diametrically opposite portions of thehead and extending in the same direction and in an axial direction fromsaid head and disposed in spaced apart relation to one another, saidarms having opposite free ends defining opposed jaws normally disposedin spaced apart relation to one another, said head having an openingdisposed in alignment with the space between said jaws, and a magnifyinglens covering said opening and supported by the head for magnifying anobject to be gripped by the jaws when viewed by the user through saidlens.

2. Tweezers as in claim 1, said head including an outer flange and aninwardly extending bottom flange, a marginal portion of said lensresting on said bottom flange.

3. Tweezers as in claim 2, a tubular member constituting a part of saidhead and size to fit into said outer flange, a second lens supported bysaid tubular member, and means for adjusting said tubular memberlongitudinally of the outer flange for varying the spacing between saidmagnifying lenses for focusing the magnifier.

4. Tweezers as in claim 3,'said means comprising a threaded connectionbetween the outer flange and tubular member.

1. Tweezers comprising a ring-shaped head, a pair of resilient armssecured directly to substantially diametrically opposite portions of thehead and extending in the same direction and in an axial direction fromsaid head and disposed in spaced apart relation to one another, saidarms having opposite free ends defining opposed jaws normally disposedin spaced apart relation to one another, said head having an openingdisposed in alignment with the space between said jaws, and a magnifyinglens covering said opening and supported by the head for magnifying anobject to be gripped by the jaws when viewed by the user through saidlens.
 2. Tweezers as in claim 1, said head including an outer flange andan inwardly extending bottom flange, a marginal portion of said lensresting on said bottom flange.
 3. Tweezers as in claim 2, a tubularmember constituting a part of said head and sized to fit into said outerflange, a second lens supported by said tubular member, and means foradjusting said tubular member longitudinally of the outer flange forvarying the spacing between said magnifying lenses for focusing themagnifier.
 4. Tweezers as in claim 3, said means comprising a threadedconnection between the outer flange and tubular member.